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corporations. what can we do for you?c >> and now "bbc world news." >> the ma.ñá described as al the west is killed in a u.s. drone strike inxd yemen.?; theeq$sr(rpq&e1<  jackson mansr trial continues and we hear from the paramedic. final legal arguments are heard welcome toñr "bbc news." broadcasting to america and also aroundñi the globe.ñit(ñi giving up music to concentrate on politics. andñr why theçót( authorities ir hoping that the pet control-free

to the french capital. >> president obama hasçó descrid al qaeda's most influential members.jf awlaki has had terror plots. he was killedfá when hisfá conv was attacked by an american drone. our correspondent reports. >> eloquent,fá inexpireational d effective,e1>!á)tt)rw3i]qñ aske attacks americans and he has been killed93aqñiw3 a u.s. trik hailed byçó washington. and its affiliate will find no safe haven anywhere in the world.

working with yemen and our drmed, we will be deliberate, we will be relentless and resolute to destroy terrorist networks that wantxd to kill americans. >> his influence extended far beyond villages. he used the internet and phone calls to inspirç, others to attack western targets. like hasan who killed 13 of his the bomber who flew tolp detroit with a bo hidden in his underpants. and the britishñi airwayst( wor convicted ofe1 plotting toe1çó p heg at a washington mo]#)ñ he was invited to lunch at the pentagon. after 9/11, he voiced the fear ofe1 many americantáuásrsáy

>> the authorities are really&ñ putting the whole community lot offáçó leeway to tapxd phon listen in.xdok >> in 2004, al-awlaki moved tof yemen and joinedlp al qaeda and called for attacks one1 fellow bombsxd on cargoo planes goinge1 to the you andxd interpreted. by thene1 a presidentialrdi] or capture him.ned to kill or tá3- u.s. drones have been targeting him for months. many have expressed regret he wasn't brought to trial. itcfá is a controversial killin. >> there are legal questions and

very importantxd ones. theqok extreme, very difficult because you are targeting peopl( even for arrest and hasn'tu committed a crime but expressing an intention to doe1+i] so. we have incitement issues to do so. >> al qaeda has lost its chiefx recruiter, but itsc leaders and bomb makers are still at large. >> forxd more on the impacts of the killing ofxdlpfá al-awlaki, in american jihaddists and hei] joins us from massachusetts. thank you fore1 joining us. it's believed to be the first time an american citizen has been tracked and executed abroad. what sort of effect do you think this áet have ont( other u.s.

jihaddists? >> i don't know if it it's goiì+ effect onñi ófi u.s. jihaddistix somalia, which is a dangerous place. u. in that area, but generallyfá n highñr impact for americans specifically. the other is the al qaeda leaders in pakistan, both americans and high valueñr targets. there would be noq hesitation t th. i don't think they are inqfá an more dangerq today than yesterday. kill mission rather than a kill orñi capture approach. >> do you3wñijfñi think his de have any effect on the day-to-dayñi running ofok al qa >> no. al awe lackyq was a lead --çó

al-awlaki wasxd a leader andw3t notfá crucial to what al qaeda the arabiansá peninsula does. as far as al qaeda central, the two organizations are linked an( al qaeda in the a rabeyabiane1 arabian pens lawñhr keeps in contact. internet. do you think he was killed for ofw3t( evidence thatfá al-awlak in operation in al qaeda. the threat that heçó represente had more to do with his words than it did with his operations, which were often clumsy and rarely succ=s;$(lc@&c+

speakingçóxd muslims and beg/s" that, he plannedáaupáions, ⌞";q as a matter of what they e based on, it was based on his role in a couple of specific attacks÷ >> thank y$m] >> thank you. >> thousands of people havec protested in egypt calling on up the transfer of power toxd civilians. sayingko change his3been too s jf. french and greeklp leaders have met in paris toñi discuss the zá

âã¡)isis. the president said help was committed. president sarkozy said he will discuss the greek debt crisis withp, germany in the next few days. the jury in the manslaughter5a trial has been hearing añi four day of evidence. among those who took toñr the witness stand, the par afterñr medic who tried tow3i]ñii]okñr michael jackson.xdqw3 you,ok having administered >> did conrade1çó murray ever mention the word propofol to you during the time that you were at the locationñi or in his presen? >> no, he didçó not. ñ?aag]%ujtj$(lc@&c+mentioned

no, ma'am. >> doubleñi negative. >> he never mentioned the word+ propofol. >> and when you left the bedroom after retrieving your items was conrad murray alone in the >>xde1 yes. >> thanke1xd you. >>fá theñi testimony -- >> thexd two paramedics who got1 michael jackson'sr>qa÷ bedroom . murrayxd were trying to resuscitatefá the singer after having foun$yt him unconscious described theñr patient. saw aw3 50-year-old man who wasn't breathing and had very cool skin to the touch. his eyes lookede1 dry. his pupils were dieçó lated and described how forñi 42 minutesq all they tried repeatedly to

start michael jackson's heart to get him to breathe again and he said during all of that time, there were nwp signs of life. r. murray was helping and asking jackson's state of health, were thereé@ any underlying problem that he had beenjf suffering,ñi what dugs had he been taking? mngsxd propofol, which is the powerful drug which we know because the authoritiesfá said that was the drug blamed for killing michaelçó jackson. the paramedics trying toxdçó sr "ehis life were told nothing abd it. >> final arguments are being heard in the appeal trial o$qq amanda knox accused of killing meredithe1 kercher. she isok appealing theñi verdic

our correspond earth iszv in p uge yeah. >> the world's media hasçó and with satellite tju--m and crew. the closing arguments have now finished. all thexd lawyers, thee1 defensd the prosecution have hadq their say and tried to make lastingx they went over a lot of the evidence. and that is crucial tot( this appeala5 because iti] is dispuy the defense team. there was criticism byq the prosecution of commentsok made the defense that amanda knox is being crucified by thexd media. the prosecution said there was a bold statemente1, especially by theñi americanxd media. for their part, thelp defenseñi

yxd there is a private jet that is on stavce"uz whisk amanda and her family back tow3 america. get plane tickets to get here on monday. the conclusions were, the prosecution saidfái]i]ym that g sollecitos7 killed÷ for no rea and should be given the maximum sentence. the defense concluded saying that sole seato is not scared of d÷ñ her defenseçó not the film, whichçó they clai has been written with amanda as

ahead. continue our series ori reports from inside theñi country.jfw3xq guilty ofñi burglary after she stole a kitten from the homeçó her husband's mistress. she was filmedjflp taking the c three days after separating fro3 her husband. >> on all fours, an m.p.'s wife prowls outside thexd home of he husband's lover. this is the home"n where the l was broken. tv cameras caught her in the act. after a few moments inside, she emerges with a kitten. the cat was taken a year agojf d hasn'tñie1 been seenxd since. today, she left court, a

convicted burglar. >>fá i would like to thanke1 my family, particularly my son and with me throughout this process. ie1 just want to put the experience behind me. >> but the prosecution saidiaá% case was about a love triangle and alp cat. john and christine married inr fore1 11 years, the wife has knn about thexdñi mistress, emily c who has a six-year-old daughter with the m.p. missing, the tv was checked and the police were called. emilyxd cox's camerasxdñi caugh remains a mystery. because of this trial, theçó sa can't be said billion john'su

life. >> you can get more on all of our stories by going to the bbc web site. web site()q a look&o# for yourself.xd this is "bbc news," the headlines. president obama has said the killingb.ñi in yemen of al-awls a major blow to al qaeda. the jury and manslaughterñi tri of michaelfá jackson's doctor,t have been hearing evidenceçó fr the paramedic who tried toil'yx revive him. securityok forces reportedly opened fire onñr protestors. to the streets across the country and this video is from a town. we have gained rare access to

mosquejf inçó damascusok to gau mood. >> prayers in the northern suburbs ofxd damascus. there have been protests here p>> people aremy coming outg curiosity of a camera here.çó foreign journalists andxd have been given permission to seeq what happens after friday prayers. crowds quickly gatherlp around . this man immediately let us know, i'm against theñr regime, but please, don't show my face. someone elseçóok swiftly jumps . president do? nothinge1 comesñi direct -- not

ehgays. give this regime time. >> butñi there are whispers behd me that he is not from this neighborhood. he's with the government. there is a sense of men ace on the ground andçóe1 snipers on t roof. someone has come up to us and handed us a piece of paper and no one can make a meeting with you because the army is in the street and all the people are t&c@&c+ being seen. >>ñi where, down the street? >> three or four. >> in uniform or note1 in unifo> >> uniform. >> what are they tryingiçw÷ to ? >> they wantlpx:?uu fight us. >> are you scared? >> z1ñ very much.ñrxdi]w3

>> wei] spot thefá car at the ef thefá street,ñi but then it goe off. and a group of young men moves inu. >> pointingóuá to us that they just come here.xda5a5ñiw3 [speaking foreign language] >> before they go, they let us knowñi their vi+/q. only bashar andñi off,i] too.ñr another fridaye1 prayers isfá d for this week. >> teachers in thet( mexican resortñit(u in al qaeda ca pal. --5a allpcapalco.

it comes aftert( drug gangs attacked schools earlier this week. >>jf closed until further notic the sign on thisfá school says, druge1 violence in mexico has claimedñi tens of thousands ofe victims in recent years and it is claiminglpe1e1 another, the country's education system. teachers from more than 100 schools in thist( pacific resor have been on strike againstjf t city's criminal gangs. because we have been underok % threat. the gangs have demanded 50% of ourg worried. the only thing we want is our constitutional rights toñi security. >> teachers't(jf union say they intend to return to class next week after reaching agreements with the local authorities.

the move comes after one of the most gruesome acts of violence in months. on tuesday, a bag containing five severedfá heads was thrown outside a schoollp threatening e state governor. if the situation continues toñi ez mexico, pressure is9 growing on the )sident to find #9eu response to the drug trade. some have called forq the drugs legalized in the u.s. withe1 violence showing no sign of letting,xd many schools teac now they arexdfálpq looking to re-opening their doors soon. >> the most famouslp singer in peru isñri] putting herxd caree became the first blackñi cabinete1 minister in august

appointed by theçó left-wing president but the opposition has uju dedication toq the role. >> peru's internationally renownedñixd artistjf to a gove minister. it was a huge and welcomedlp surprise. >>xd i'm proud"sw of my roots. i received so much affection and warmth and above all recognizes the africanq communities of the world.p, theyxdzvlp congratulate me and sister isfá heading thenb arti ministry. .x she is seeing the rough and tumble of theñi politics of per the opposition said shee1 spent most ofñi her time in office on tour andñi respondedxdñi that s

than behind the desk. now sheçó hasfá decided to n  touring. perform. i will travel in my role asi] min)ujq), but i won'tñr stop singing because i'm a singer. >> the former school teacher from añi humblet( background sa while she is a minister, shei] won't make any moneyt( in performing inqñi peru. she is responsible for indigenous people. she isñ fairerxdçó peru at homeñifá and >> it'sq electric, it'sçó silen on december.<  petrol-free car will be

itu?ó will revolutionize trave >> in the city thatfát( pioneer t+o self-service bicycle. this is a fleet of electric cars that will be available fort( re atçóñixd 1,100 stations aroundñ decide toe1 introduce commuterso greener technology, investors will hope it will cutfá 22,000 privately-owned cars. >> you have 50% of people having a second car. and with this system, it willó[ helpçó to decrease the number o cars and the traffic. >> heáa%q is,w3 eventually, te will be 3,000xd of these vehicl acrossxd paris, each one of the fitted with a radio, a g.p.s.

want to useq your mobile phone.ó they have a top speed ofó 80 miles çnx hour and a range ofym] kilometers and there is a pad that recognizes thet( chip. the yearlpçóçó.ok+lp you can buy a subscription with a credit cardhd driving license for the day. áu$eñr popular bike system. >> i wasn't awarefáxd of tha+ that's a goodñi idea for the environment. >> good idea forw3 cars and bik to have the choice and when it rains, itxd would be a good ide el car. >> vandalism provedq a major

problem for the bikes, so, too, finding an empty bay. they have a security system and can reserve your bay before you leave.xd pr >> it's the same price as a taxi on roads that are alreadyfb] overcrowded.çó youñi can fitt( 50 bikes for fif these cars. >> iffá youróp''t afforj(q a ca don't want a car or visiting paris for the weekend, this is a pretty fun way to travel. just about any color you want, main news again, president obama says the killingñr int( yemen oe of al qaeda's most influential figures dealt a major blow to the organization. officials said al-awlaki was hit

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